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AIRMAN MEDEA S. LUTES,
daughter of Billy J. Lutes of 39 N.
Pioneer Ave., Shavertown, has
graduated from Air Force basic
training at Lackland Air Force
Base, Texas.
During the six weeks of training
the airman studied the Air Force
mission, organization and customs
and received special training in
human relations.
In addition, airmen who complete
basic training earn credits toward
an associate degree through the
Community College of the Air
Force.
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THE NORTHEAST PENNSYL-
VANIA BAPTIST ASSOCIATION,
affiliated with the Southern Baptist
Convention, announces that Rev.
Sam Byler will be a guest speaker
at Ridgecrest Conference Center,
Black Mountain, North Carolina.
Rev. Byler, pastor of Saco Road
Baptist Church, Towanda, will
speak during Home Missions Week,
July 6-11.
Ridgecrest is one of two national
Bible study and training centers for
the Southern Baptist Convention. It
provides training in an inspirational
setting for major church program-
ming areas such as Sunday School,
Missions, and Music.
The Northeast Baptist Association
is comprised of eight churches and
seven chapels located in northeast
Pennsylvania, covering 11,507
square miles.
Other pastors and their wives
attending Ridgecrest this summer
include: Dr. and Mrs. William
Duke, Director of Missions for
Northeast Baptist Association; Rev.
and Mrs. David Penley, pastor of
Dallas Baptist Church, Dallas, Pa.;
and Rev. and Mrs. Jim White,
pastor of Wyoming Valley Baptist
Church, Wilkes-Barre.
Dallas Baptist Church, located on
Route 415, Idetown, is the local
church affiliated with the Southern
Baptist Convention in this area.
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SGT. DALE J. SHAFER, son of
Alger W. and Alyce M. Shafer of
Rural Route 1, Sweet Valley, has
been named outstanding non-com-
missioned officer of the month for
the 502nd Infantry. :
The non-commissioned officer was
chosen from a select group of peers
who were judged on military bear-
ing and knowledge, professional
skill and exemplary behavior.
Shafer is a fire direction chief in
West Germany.
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COLETTE J. FEENEY, 148 E.
Overbrook Road, Shavertown, and
NANCIE J. FITCH, Rd 1, Upper
Demunds Road, Dallas, recently
received undergraduate degrees
during commencement exercises
held at the University of Scranton.
Ms. Feeney and Ms. Fitch both
received degrees in Biology.
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FOUR BACK MOUNTAIN RESI-
DENTS were recently honored
Oustanding Science Students in
Junior and Senior High School by
the Luzerne County Science Teach-
ers’ Association (LCSTA).
They are Michele Lamoreux,
Dallas; Peter Morcos, Dallas; Sue
Wells, Dallas; and Andrea Dent,
Dallas.
President Anthony Podczasy,
Hanover Area High School, and
President-elect Dr. David Stiller,
Mining & Mechanical Institute,
presented plaques to the Senior
High students and certificates to the
Junior High students at the Associa-
tion’s Fifteenth Annual Meeting.
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C-TEC CORPORATION recently
awarded six employees and one of
its operating groups for outstanding
performance during 1985. The com-
pany recognized the individuals as
well as Commonwealth Mobile Serv-
ices for their professional accom-
plishments during the year and
presented each with C-TEC’s Pur-
suit of Excellence Award.
Back Mountain residents honored
include Ralph Kelly, of Dallas, net-
work operations center supervisor
for Commonwealth Telephone Com-
pany; Carol Shelhamer, of Dallas,
communications coordinator for C-
TEC; and Mark Zarambo, of Shav-
ertown, distribution design support
manager for Commonwealth Tele-
phone Company.
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MOLLY HUGHES, of Huntsville
Road, Dallas; BRIAN MOORE, 5
Marywood Drive, Dallas; and
KAREN REABUCK, 40 Westmins-
ter Drive, Dallas, were recently
named to the Dean’s List at Buck-
nell University, Lewisburg, for out-
standing student scholarship during
the second semester of the 1985-86
academic year.
The average of a student’s grades
in all courses during the semester
must have equalled 3.5 or higher to
be named to the Dean’s List.
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SEVERAL BACK MOUNTAIN
RESIDENTS were among the 400
students who received either Bache-
lor’s or Associate degrees at recent
commencement exercises held at
King’s College.
They are: James J. Downs, RD 4,
Box 213, Dallas, Bachelor of Sci-
ence, Computer Science; Francine
B. Miller, RD 1, Box 199, 42nd St.,
Dallas, Bachelor of Arts, Govern-
ment and French.
post people add one
Nora J. Pfeiffer, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William A. Pfeiffer, 15
Colonial Road, Dallas, Bachelor of
Science, Accounting; Eugene P.
Leehamn, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Gerald Leehamn, 123 Orchard St.,
Newberry Estates, Dallas, Bachelor
of Science, Business Adminsitra-
tion; David W. Hartzel, son of Mr.
and Mrs. William Hartzel, RD 5,
Box 3785, Dallas.
Also, Gerald J. Hanchulka, 250
Cliffside Ave., Trucksville, Bachelor
Back in March of 1956 when the
staff was half its size and the trees
which surround Children’s Service
Center were half as tall, Dr. Wil-
liam Thom began his professional
career as a psychologist.
On Sunday, June 29, 30 years
later, a retirement party for family,
friends and business associates will
be held in his honor at the Irem
Temple Country Club in Dallas to
mark this special occasion.
A graduate of Princeton and Penn
State University, Bill Thom has
always loved the opportunity to
work with children. From his posi-
tion as a reading and English
teacher and then guidance counse-
lor for the George School in George
School, Pa. to staff psychologist at
Children;s Service Center, Dr.
Thom’s career preferences always
included children.
After functioning for a few years
as a counseling psychologist trainee
for the V.A. Hospital in Lebanon,
POa., he ultimately decided that he
would devote his professional life to
helping young and troubled individ-
uals develop and grow to lead heal-
thy and productive lives. It was this
hope for promising futures that
brought him to CSC and kept him
there for over 30 years.
Dr. Thom’s own style and
demeanor often served as a model
to those who were near. During a
recent educational presentation on
children’s temperments and behav-
of Arts, Government; Sharon E.
Everett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Lee Everett, 19 Towers Road, Shav-
ertown, Association Science Degree,
Legal Assistant; Elizabeth A. Buzin-
kai, daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
Donald I. Buzinkai, 16 Chase Road,
Shavertown, Magna Cum Laude,
Bachelor of Arts, English; Mary M.
Swaback, 434 Orchard West, Dallas,
Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor of
Science, Health Care Management.
Also, Elizabeth A. Duda, daughter
of Mrs. Jean R. Duda, 41 Davenport
St., Dallas, Associate Science, Legal
Assistant; Herbert S. Dreher, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Dreher, Sr.,
240 Elizabeth St., Dallas, Bachelor
of Science, Computers and Informa-
tion Systems; David A. Chismer,
son of Eugene and Elaine Chismer,
3 Old Well Lake, Dallas, Bachelor of
Science, Computers and Informa-
tion Systems; Paul G. Newhart, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Frances Newhart,
481 Chase Road, Shavertown, Bach-
elor of Science, Health Care Man-
agement, Computer and Informa-
tion Systems; Michael R. Cuba, 99
Shagbark Drive, Shavertown, Bach-
elor of Science, Business Adminis-
tration, Computers and Information
Systems.
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THREE BACK MOUNTAIN RES-
IDENTS have been named to the
current Spring 1986 Dean’s List at
Mansfield University. To be named
to the Dean’s List, a student must
be attending the university full-time
and earn at least a 3.50 grade point
average.
Area students named to the List
are: Lorena Marie Beniquez, 57
Echo Valley, Shavertown, Mass
Communications; Richard R. Cun-
diff, RD 1, Harveys Lake, Physics;
and Patrick Kern, RD 6, Roushey
St., Dallas, Information Process-
ing.,
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AMBER FORSTER, of Dallas, a
student at Asbury College, has been
Spring Quarter. Amber is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Forster from Dallas.
Asbury College, named after
Bishop Francis Asbury, first Meth-
odist Bishop and Circuit Rider in
America, was founded in 1890 as a
Christian liberal arts school in the
heart of the Bluegrass Region. More
than 10,000 graduates serve around
the world in neary every vocation.
LISA M. THOMAS, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Thomas of
Dallas, has been named to the
dean’s list for the spring semester
at Hood College.
A junior in the fall, Ms. Thomas
has been a member of the Hood
College Choir. She is a 1984 gradu-
ate of Lexington High School in
Lexington, Ohio.
In order to be named to the dean’s
list at Hood College, a student must
earn at least a 3.4 grade point
average, based on a scale of 4.0.
retirement
ior for young mothers, he was
plagued with interruptions by a
rather impatient toddler. Without a
word or raising a voice, Dr. Thom
gently picked up the child and
placed him on his lap while continu-
ing his presentation. The toddler sat
quietly for the remainder of the
session - an example of a gentle but
firm and fair response that Bill
Thom uses so frequently in his
practice of treating children.
Bill Thom’s very full professional
career also included the past presi-
dency of the Northeast Pennsyl-
vania Psychological Association
where he spent many years helping
to advocate for the rights of chil-
dren by suggesting changes in regu-
lations governing the system of
care. During his retirement he
hopes to continue this same role of
reflective of his experiences and
beliefs.
Dr. Bill Thom resides in Dallas
with his wife, the former Mary
Albertson. They have two daugh-
ters, Margaret, a college recruiter
in Boston, Mass. and Rachael, an
assistant manager of a food co-op in
New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Breakfast held
New auction block
on Wednesday and continue
until 11 p.m. Thursday and
auction will be held from 10
to 12 noon with the regular
general auction chariman.
Employees honored
Propert
ransfers
(The following Back Mountain
properties have been transferred in
the Office of the Recorder of Deeds
at the Luzerne County Courthouse: )
ANTHONY GARBUSH, ux, to
BARBARA M. & DAVID PAULAUS-
KIS, ux, Apt. 615, Country Club
Apts, Route 309, Dallas, Property--
Jackson Township, L-55, $8,000.
EST. OF MARY B. HOOVER, to
KIMBERLY A. & MARK J. GRUN-
DOWSKI, Box 455, RD 1, Lower
Demunds Road, Dallas, Property--
Dallas Township, $33,000.
MATILDA JONES, to NANCY &
GARY R. PESAVENTO, ux, Box 68,
RD 6, Dallas, Property--Dallas
Township, Lts. 6-8 Section “B”,
$1,000.
“TRUSTEES” CATHERINE M.
CORZAN, et al, to SUSAN c. &
FRANK L. BORIS, ux, 108 First
Avenue, Kingston, Property-Jack-
son Township, $47,965.
P. JOHN HAGAN, ux, to SUZ-
ANNE & MATTHEW C. DEPRIMO,
ux, Pole 53, Harveys Lake, Prop-
erty—-Harveys Lake, 3 parcels.
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CAROLYNN EDWARDS
Three years old
Carolynn Edwards, daughter of
Ronald and Carole Edwards, Har-
veys Lake is celebrating her third
birthday June 26.
A birthday party will be held June
27 and following her party will be a
magic show for her family and
friends.
|Arts
Do you find local entertainment
lacking in variety? Are you bored?
Boredom is a complaint many of the
valley’s residents express. Even I
have occasionally reverted back to
my adolescent “I’m bored, there’s
nothing to do in this town’’ stage,
but I believe I have discovered a
common solution to the
entertainment plight. It is the Arts
at Hayfield program and it has a
little something for everyone.
The Arts at :
Hayfield is non-
profit
organization
dedicated to
promoting
culture and the
arts in our
community. It is 3
nn with
Sonnected With hIANE WENDLING
“Love You Lions’ Pennsylvania
State University campus in
Lehman, Pa. This branch of Penn
State University is indeed more
than just a college campus.
But before I explain further I
would like to introduce you to three
of the college’s most articulate and
interesting women. They are not
only involved with, but are avid
supporters of the arts at Hayfield
program.
Jody Millard is their young, witty
“coordinator of student programs.”
Originally from New Jersey she
now lives in Dallas and has since
October of 1981.
She received her undergraduate
degree in communications-art from
Bloomsburg University and her
masters degree in student personal
service from Indiana University of
Pennsylvania.
During her four years at Penn
State she has been involved in all
phases of the college, but she has
never betrayed her first love,
cartooning. After a long work day
Jody has disciplined herself to come
home to her pencil and sketchbook
and turn everyday life into
amusing, satirical cartoons.
Jody’s cartoons appear
throughout the Penn Sate student
handbook and they have for the past
five years. The handbook contains a
calendar, campus directory,
campus map, university
regulations, and other pertinent
student information. Jody’s
cartoons depict the campus in
amusing light as well as some of the
awkward situations students
manage to get themselves into.
Jody aspires to someday become
a professional cartoonist, but for
now she is concentrating on her own
show to be presented by the Arts at
Hayfield organization. The exact
date for the show has not been set
at the time of this article, although
Jody hopes to have it in the middle
or late summer.
Diane Ryan was my second
victim of journalistic intent. She has
been a resident of the Back
Mountain for eight years and
presently lives in Shavertown with
her husband James Ryan and their
11 year old son Christopher.
Diane received her undergraduate
degree in education from
Shippensburg University and her
masters degree in counseling from
West Chester State College in
Philadelphia.
Diane has been a member of the
Penn State staff for six years. Her
present title is “Coordinator of
Counseling and Advising.”
Personally speaking she is the best
counselor I have had during my
college career.
Like Jody, Diane is also
interested in art. She enjoys pencil
sketching, pen and ink drawing and
oil painting. Her favorite subject is
literally in her own back yard. She
enjoys painting outside in our
beaufiful ‘“‘woodsy’’ landscape.
Diane also enjoys doing oriental
needlework as well as quilting. She
is delighted every Fall when Penn
State Lehman campus is host to
quilters from all over the state and.
outlying areas. It is a fantastic show
and it has drawn over 2000 people to
the college campus. For more
information contact the University .
Relations at 675-9218. :
Unlike Jody, Diane is content with
her status as an amateur artist. She
does admit she hasn’t had much
time for her talent, but she hopes to
find more time in the coming
summer. When she goes fishing *
with her husband this summer she +
plans to take along not only her
fishing pole, but her palette and
easel also. Good luck Diane!
Joan Diana was the last of the trio
I interviewed. She received her
undergraduate degree in languages"
from College Misericordia and her
masters degree in library science
from Marywood College. She also +
has an additional masters degree in
media management.
Although Joan lives in Pittston
she spend much of her time in the
Back Mountain. She has been head
librarian at Penn State Lehman
Campus for three years.
Joan is unlike Jody and Diane in |
that she personally does not pursue:
a specific artistic talent suchas |
drawing or painting. She is what
every artist needs in order to forge
ahead, a patron. She is much like a
cheerleader supporting the Arts at
Hayfield organization just as a
cheerleader supports her school
football team.
Joan attends concerts, plays and
gallery openings on the campus and
elsewhere. She enjoys everything
from Bach to Willie Nelson. She
truly is an art connoisseur.
The Arts at Hayfield organization
has been in existence for ;
approximately two years. It was
preceded by the Back Mountain
Cultural Center, an earlier
organization which disbanded.
(Diane Wendling is an arts
columnist for The Dallas Post. Her
column appears periodically.)